FIRST PLACE GROUP A - SCORE 95.5 

JUDGES: Richard Waas 96 | Robert Chaplin 95

ISO 640; 100 mm; f/7.1; 1/160s
Natural Light

 SECOND PLACE GROUP A - SCORE 94.5

JUDGES: Richard Waas 95 | Robert Chaplin 94

ISO 800; 24-105 @ 70mm; f/6.3; 1/80s
Natural Light

THIRD PLACE GROUP A - SCORE 94.5

JUDGES: Richard Waas 93 | Robert Chaplin 96

FIRST PLACE GROUP B - SCORE 86.5

JUDGES: Richard Waas 87 | Robert Chaplin 86 

 FIRST PLACE GROUP B - SCORE 85.5

JUDGES: Richard Waas 82 | Robert Chaplin 89

Some fresh eggs were given to me by a friend.

THIRD PLACE GROUP B - SCORE 80.5

JUDGES: Richard Waas 86 | Robert Chaplin 75

Lunch at La Bardot, a waterfront restaurant in Buzios, Brazil. The beach resort was made famous when Brigitte Bardot stayed there. Taken with iPhone 8 Plus, 1/125 sec, f1.8, ISO 25.

 GROUP B- SCORE  77.5

JUDGES: Richard Waas 81 | Robert Chaplin 74

Shot on 9/9/2021 with Nikon D7500, 1/800 at f7.1, 300 mm, ISO 400

GROUP A - SCORE  85.5

JUDGES: Richard Waas 86 | Robert Chaplin 85

Nikon D850

F9
1/1250
ISO 12800

 GROUP A - SCORE  87.5

JUDGES: Richard Waas 88 | Robert Chaplin 87

This image was shot specifically for this competition. My wife was preparing this pot roast in a new Lodge Dutch oven. I took this shot just before her creation went into the over for final roasting. This image was taken with an Apple iPhone 13 Pro at 1/60, f 1.5, 5.7mm

GROUP A - SCORE  84

JUDGES: Richard Waas 87 | Robert Chaplin 81 

Macaron - French Pastries and Cafe Latte.

 GROUP B- SCORE  73

JUDGES: Richard Waas 73 | Robert Chaplin 73

Nikon D60, 1/125 sec, f.5.6. Outdoor fish market in Bergen, Norway.

 GROUP B- SCORE  82.5

JUDGES: Richard Waas 87 | Robert Chaplin 78 

GROUP A - SCORE  79.5

JUDGES: Richard Waas 82 | Robert Chaplin 77

 GROUP B- SCORE  67.5

JUDGES: Richard Waas 70 | Robert Chaplin 65

Taken with my Samsung Galaxy S9. Image of a squirrel munching on a mango in our front yard mango tree.

 GROUP A - SCORE  86.5

JUDGES: Richard Waas 89 | Robert Chaplin 84

 GROUP A - SCORE  88

JUDGES: Richard Waas 88 | Robert Chaplin 88 

This setup was shot out of doors in shade. Post-processing was done in LrC. It was shot with the Olympus E-M5 Mark II at 1/125, f/11, 13mm, ISO 100. Post-processing was done using Lightroom Classic. I had fun playing around with various fruits and vegetables that I found in the refrigerator. I used a card table with a table cloth draped over it for the background. I shot about 125 images the day I was doing this image.

GROUP A - SCORE  88

JUDGES: Richard Waas 86 | Robert Chaplin 90

GROUP A - SCORE  74.5

JUDGES: Richard Waas 79 | Robert Chaplin 70

GROUP A - SCORE  81

JUDGES: Richard Waas 83 | Robert Chaplin 79

White rice, black beans, sweet plantains, chicken breast with onions and a soda.

GROUP A - SCORE  87

JUDGES: Richard Waas 87 | Robert Chaplin 87